Sebastian Vettel took another controlled
victory in Sunday’s Korean Grand Prix – his
third back-to-back win – placing him in the
box seat in the drivers’ standings with just
four races remaining.
From second on the grid, the 25-year old
German launched into the lead at the first
corner, past pole-sitter and Red Bull Racing
team-mate Mark Webber.
As is typical of Vettel, he rapidly
extended his advantage out front in the
opening stint and simply maintained
his lead over the rest of the field from
there, despite suffering with severe tyre
degradation in the latter stages.
Another one-two victory for Red Bull has
not only extended the team’s lead at the
top of the constructors’ standings, but has
also gifted Vettel the initiative in the drivers’
table, unseating long-term championship
leader Fernando Alonso.
“I think it was a perfect day for me and
the team,” said Vettel. “It was important
to get a good start. I was able to
out-accelerate Mark and get side-by-side
with him at Turn 1.
“I was in the lead, but we have seen
before that it doesn’t always stick. My
one mistake today was a lock-up going in
to Turn 3, but the tyres were marginal for
everyone. You couldn’t push so much and
my front right didn’t look too happy from
the inside.
He continued: “We were able to pull
away in the first and second stint and hold
it for the third. We will have to do our best
to remain where we are now. We have to
just keep it simple and do our job.”
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